FLCL

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Fooly Cooly, Furi Kuri
Japanese: フリクリ
English: FLCL
Spanish: FLCL Furi Kuri
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Information

Type: OVA
Episodes: 6
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 26, 2000 to Mar 16, 2001
Licensors: Funimation
Source: Original
Genres: ActionAction, Avant GardeAvant Garde, ComedyComedy, Sci-FiSci-Fi, SuspenseSuspense
Themes: MechaMecha, ParodyParody, PsychologicalPsychological
Duration: 25 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 8.031 (scored by 436757436,757 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #6042
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #220
Members: 824,085
Favorites: 30,520

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8.03
Ranked #604Popularity #220Members 824,085
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Episodes: /6

Synopsis

Naota Nandaba is an ordinary sixth grader living in a city where nothing amazing ever seems to happen. After his brother Tasuku leaves town to play baseball in America, Naota takes it upon himself to look after everything Tasuku left behind—from his top bunk bed to his ex-girlfriend Mamimi Samejima, who hasn't stopped clinging to Naota since Tasuku left.

Little does Naota know, however, that his mundane existence is on the verge of being changed forever: enter Haruko Haruhara, a Vespa-riding, bass guitar-wielding, pink-haired psychopath whose first encounter with Naota leaves him with tire tracks on his back and a giant horn on his head. Though all he wants is some peace and quiet, when Haruko takes up residence at his parents' home, Naota finds himself dragged into the heart of the greatest battle for supremacy that Earth—and quite possibly the entire universe—has ever seen.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

The original property rights of the anime were sold by Gainax to Production I.G in 2015.

The anime placed third place for the Best Animation Film at the Fantasia Festival in 2003. In 2007 the anime got a nomination for Best Cast, and won the Best Comedy Series and the Best Short Series at the American Anime Awards show.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Takkun

Supporting
Mizuki, Jun
Japanese

Amarao

Supporting
Ohkura, Kouji
Japanese

Kitsurubami

Supporting
Chiba, Chiemi
Japanese

Nandaba, Kamon

Supporting
Matsuo, Suzuki
Japanese

Miyu Miyu

Supporting
Anno, Hideaki
Japanese

Staff

Cook, Justin
Producer
Satou, Hiroki
Producer
Tsurumaki, Kazuya
Director, Storyboard, Planning, Key Animation, Creator
Ootsuka, Masahiko
Episode Director


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Opening Theme

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1: "One Life" by The Pillows (eps 1)
2: "Instant Music" by The Pillows (eps 2-3)
3: "Happy Bivouac" by The Pillows (eps 4)
4: "Runners High" by The Pillows (eps 5)
5: "Carnival" by The Pillows (eps 6)
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Ending Theme

"Ride On Shooting Star" by The Pillows




Reviews

May 10, 2024
(NO SPOILER)

If someone were to ask me to describe this show with one word, without thinking I would say (ART), because this is not an anime.
I never saw anything like this in my life. This is not for everyone, that is something I am certain about. The plot
is very good but it is very difficult to follow/understand due to the incredibly fast pacing, you will have no time to catch your breath,the show works with a ton of symbols and motifs too what will harden the understanding.
The art style is unique and beautiful, the animation is extremely good, which I didn't expect due to ...
Mar 1, 2024
Mixed Feelings
FLCL is a one-of-a-kind anime, or at least something I've never seen been done before. It is very chaotic, dense and extremely fast-paced. It has a unique and very over-the-top style, jumping from one art style to another, one just as good as the other along with great BGM. But that being said, this isn't a show for everyone, and certainly not for me.

Just as I said, it's very fast-paced and so "extreme" it turns into a nonsensical mess of a story that is quite impossible to follow, except there's actually no story at all nor any kind of coherence and connection between the 6 ...
Apr 29, 2024
To describe this anime to any sane person would make it seem like you’re high on crack, acid, dmt and horse tranquilizers all at once . The plot is either non existent or so dumb it makes slapstick comedy look like Shakespeare. The writing team must have been the people behind the infinite monkey theory trying to write out a masterpiece. It makes no sense, the comedy doesn’t land, the writing is fluctuates between terrible and actively gives you an aneurism. I can’t complain about the art style the visuals are fine and unique. For it being a comedy anime and comedy being subjective I ...

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